The Nobel Prize for Economics has been awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer for "fighting poverty", the Swedish academy announced today. Indian-born Abhijit Banerjee is an American citizen while Esther Duflo is French-American. Michael Kremer is also from the US. The trio was honoured "for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty," the jury said.
The Nobel Prize for Economics has been awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer for "fighting poverty", the Swedish academy announced today. Indian-born Abhijit Banerjee is an American citizen while Esther Duflo is French-American. Michael Kremer is also from the US. The trio was honoured "for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty," the jury said.
